You did the right thing. I had a brand new 700 long range that spent more time in the mail truck going back and forth to Remington hoping they would actually fix it, then it did in my possession, until I finally gave up and sent it to hart to have a new barrel screwed on
It would appear from the comments posted, that it will be hit or miss with this particular rifle. My experience after buying this gun in 25-06 was definitely a miss. The best groups I could get from a large selection of ammo and different bullet weights was just at 3” at 100 yds. Definitely not...